The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-17
SQUIRE DAVIS SUED .
IN SQUIRE RALPH AnK1E,s COURT

IN SQUIRE HALpn AHKLE's COURT
By john culver, who Claims thnt tho for.
nier Jastice Collected n Fine Illegally. X
A fulton Fight aud tho Trouble
Z ~ Fl II rrodDced..som Statements.
John Culver, q well.known citizen Of
Fulton, has authorized Squire Ralph Ankle
to bring nuit assinat squiro William II.
Davis to recover the aum Of $40. He al.
legeu that Squire Davis illegally collected
from him, or rather from hia Representa-.
tive, SO as tlno and costa in case againnt
him for miademeanor, and az the law
says that In q caso Of the kind tho eg.
grteved party can recover four times the
amour! illegally collected, he sues Tor $40.
The case grows out Of tho prosecutions In
Squire Davia's court for the shooting
scrape aud row o. Fulton on Sunday,
Angus! IA, in which the three Csmpbell
bro!hers, two men named Dsistel and John
Culver were alleged 10 have takon part.
There wero six warrants Issued In tie
matter. John Beistel s.ore out warrants
Tor Philip Campbell and David Campbell.
&. II. BeiBtel sw6re out q warrant for
William Campbell. Philip Camphell
swore out a warrant Tor s. II. Beistel, and
Robert Campbell swore out warrants for
George Culver and John Culver. n
John Culver has made a statement 10
equiro Atkle In the Gaze against him,
which the Squire took down in writing
and Culver signed 1t. He says he had
nothing to do with tho row except to try
to atop 1t; that alter wards he heard that
Squire Davis had a warrant for him; that
ha was nsver arrested nor tried, but that
Davis called at tho Masllng place, where
Culver was working for Mr.. Murray aad,
said he had warrant; Murray asked
what the amount was, and was told 1t was
SIS s., but he would settle md give Muir.
ray the warrant for $40. Murray settled
on:this basts.5 1..- t59
Robert Campbell haa also made state.
men: to Squire Ankle, In which he Gays
that when no ewore out the warrant for
Culver be did not know the contents OF
the paper; had hs known what was in 1t
ho would not haye eigned 1t. Campbell
also says Squire Davis had fine, amount
ing with the costa to SIG or $lG, assessed
against him, but when he proved bio in.
nocence, the Squire struck out bis name
and iaaerted his brother Phillips ~,
| John Beistel alao makes d stateipen. that
he sTore ont 10 warrant for anybody, and
that Squire Davis chad David Campbell
arrested without any warrant or com.
pla!nt,' and Campbell WIS fined $40 and
costs, there being but two witnesses in
the case, ard Dayis'a cou!s amounting TO
$50 IS. .,2.. lAjr ~! ,....s j. 4
! David Campbell likewise makes state.
msnt, which, like the reas. was committed
to wiring by Squire Arkle and aigush by
Campbell. liz aaya he was arres!oh BY
Constable r. A. Bird and tsken before
Squire Davis and fined $40 aud costs, the
whole being $50 s.. The sqaire after.
wards reduced the tins 70 S., making the
fine Snd eosta Sl2S5, and there were only
tEo Witnesses In tho CAGE, aeithe, oil whom
claimed their attendance.
Harrison Beistel s.a!ea in like manner
that he BTore out warrant Tor William
Campbell, who did the shooting at Fulton,
and 80 far az he kno Ts" no other warrant
was isaGed. He was fined IS, but at his
own request sq1iro Davis mada tho Gne
$40 In order that he might make an ap.
peal which be did. -.
Al OF these statements, except John
Deiatel's, beaides giving the. yersions Of
tho affair hore quoted, conclude With ex.
pressicnD OF opinion anything bps favosa.
bic to Squire Davis and his business
methods. There Is Indeed cameaesa
about theee eXpsess;ons not to be looked
Nor. Squire Ark!e showed them 10 En- IN.
TELLlGEScRR reporter and allowed him to
take copies. The warrant in the cnse
lageInst John Culver was also sho sn the
Reporter. 1t 10 endorsed on the bscE,
Satisfied this Sept. 10, 1887. W. II. Da.
vic, jcstice." Accompanying It ia rs.
ceipt for the Ten dollars paid by Murray.
Later the reporter met Squire Davis
and asked hin, about the matter, without
lgivi,,s him the details OF the charges. The
ljustice went 10 big Office and produced sll
the six warrants, but the one for John
Culver, which tho reporter had a!reaGy
ceen. They afa oil apparently regular,
|aigRed as. usual, sad eadqsssj 90 10 Gus.
tomsry. The signatures look genuine;
they certainly are not in Squire Da;is's
handwriting. Squire Davis explained
that Philip Campbell was fined; David
Campbell was nned William Campbell
has not yet been arrested, having evadei,
thu otsicere; S. Il. Bsistcl wss fined, and
took an appsa! --.su giving bond, by the
way, he sToTe he was worth $500, which
Squire Davis says he now believes 10 have
boec false; George Culver IVES discharged
alter the heus,Eg. in regard to the Gaze
oil John Culyer the justice males q state.
msnt which does not differ materially
from the story o. Culver.
lie saya tue WGrrsdt had been out for
some time, and Culver had deCicred he
would not DO ay1egtca. The jppijcs md
Conatable Bird drove out ono day to ares.
him. At h;E home boy told them no was
working for Mr.. Murray, on tho Masling
place, but when they arrived tneis they
were informed that Culver had gone.
They drove on, after waiting some time.
After they had gone some distance, q
young man overlook them, riding on
horss-hatk. 10 ssked Squire Davis what
the fine agsinut Cr!vs. was.
Tho squite told him he hGd Gnod rsy.
eral OF the parties SIC, but II Culver want.
Cd to waive m examination and plead
guilty he would ASSESS the lowest fine, IS,
and place the costs at Sl making SOL
in ali.
This tho young man paid, aud tho jus.
tlce endorsed tho warrant as quoted above
and gave it to the man.
"Was that rogu!ar?" the reporter
asked.
"Those 10 no raaaon to keep tho warrant.
The docket 10 tho record Of thu caee, and |
II It is all right the warrant 10 OF no nso
afier tho proceedings are done. Its usual !
10 keep them, but not ncceesary."
Gan man waive hearing and plead |
Guilty by proxy?"
"fosi attorneys DO los their clienta
every day"
"Wha: about the complaint OF excessive
costs by these other pBr,iea2"
81 can give You some figures as 10 that. |
In the 'rnt place, there were 81 Yitnepseu